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Author: Thomas Claburn

Note: AI op-out is a lot like a free U2 album on your iPod

Microsoft and GitHub, not to mention rivals like Google, have gone all-in on a technology that a sizable or at least vocal portion of their customers simply don’t want. And with billions in capital expenditures to recoup, they’re making it difficult to avoid. During Microsoft’s July 30, 2025 earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella said GitHub Copilot continued to exhibit strong momentum and had reached 20 million users. I mean 1.